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Application April 7, 1945, Serial No. 587,050

6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved holder for metal wool, such assteel and brass wool and the like, also for waxing, cleaning andpolishing cloths, as well as for abrasive cloth and paper.

One object of my invention is to provide a holder for steel wool, sothat said wool can be effectively used for the cleaning of floors aswell as other surfaces, without the necessity of holding said steel woolwithin the hand during such cleaning, which often causes injury tofingers and hands.

Another object of my invention is to provide a quick and satisfactoryway of waxing floors so that liquid wax may be applied to the floorsevenly and without puddles, by the means of folding a waxing clotharound the under-side of the perforated tray-like receptacle which is apart of the holder and said cloth being held in place by the means ofclamps; liquid wax may then be poured into the perforated tray which inturn will saturate the waxing cloth and thus the floor may be waxed inan even and economical manner.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder for a polishingcloth, which may be inserted into the holder in the same manner as abovedescribed and used for polishing the floor after it has been waxed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder into which acleaning cloth may be inserted and used for cleaning floors and walls,in many such operations soapsuds may be poured into the perforatedtray-like receptacle and used with effective results.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder which willefiectively hold abrasiv paper and cloth, such as sand paper, flintpaper, emery cloth and the like, as well as steel wool. In this case theholder may be used with a short overhead handle provided and will bevery handy for painters, carpenters, as well as many other tradesmen.

Other objects of my invention, not specifically mentioned hereinbefore,.will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the unit in full.

Figure 2 is a top view of my invention.

Figure 3 is a sectional end view on line 33, Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side view.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing double wireclamp at the base of the handle.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6B, Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a side view of the invention showing a short overhead handleattached.

Figure 8 is a sectional end view.

Figure 9 is a sectional end view on line 9-9, Figure 7.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings in whichsimilar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout thevarious views.

The numerals 20 and 2! indicate the handle and the unit in full. Thenumeral 22 indicates the perforated tray-like receptacle with itsperforated holes 39 and its flanged edges 23 and 24 as well as the holes25 and 26 into which the wire levers 21 and 28 of clamp-like nature areinserted so as to form bearings for said levers. Said wire levers orclamps are also constructed with small loops 29 and 29 in order to formlifting knobs when said levers are pulled open. Said wire levers orclamps are constructed with semi-circular-like bends at its four ends 33and 38 as well as almost square angle bends at its very ends which goesthrough their respective holes of the end flange of the tray as shown inFigure 2 and hinge therein. Tension springs 31 and 3t are attached tothe semi-circular-like bends of the wire clamps or levers, from theclamp on one side to the clamp directly on the opposite side of bothends of the tray, so that each spring puts downward pressure on bothclamps.

Inserted into the handle and being a part thereof are two wire prongs 32and 32 which are bent to conform with the shape of the perforated trayand having two small bends 33 and 33 for clearance and having there twoends bent in square angles 32a and 33a which goes through the two endwalls of said tray over the tension springs and thereby attach said traywith the handle.

It will be noted that at the base of the handle there is a double wireclamp 34 and 35 which is slideable back or forth so as to hold the twowire prongs close to the tray or release said tray when needed. Aprotruding wire pin 36 being a part of said double wire clamp 35 is forthe purpose of opening the levers 21 and 28 by the sliding of said wirepin 36 forward and into one of the loops 29 and 29 then with slightpressure on the tray or handle it opens with case. This method is onlyfor anyone who has not the strength to pull the wire levers up by takinghold of the loops designed for that purpose. A handle will be noted aswell as a collar at the base of the handle 31.

It will also be noticed that a short overhead handle may be used for theholder in place of a long handle, so that the holder may be used forabrasive papers and cloths. Holes for bolts are therefore provided 38and 38 and an overhead handle may be used as illustrated in Figure 7 inwhich numeral 40 indicates handle with connecting members 4| and 42,bolts and wing-nuts 43 and 43, further details will be noticed in Fiures 8 and 9.

While the operation of the invention will probably be fully understoodfrom the description given, it is thought that a brief operatingexplanation is of necessity.

First it is the desire of the inventor to sell with the holder to thepublic a kit or package containing the necessary items for theinvention, such as suitable pads of fine steel wool, waxing'an'dpolishing cloths, and. the like. The first operation for using theholder is to open one of the wire steel wool, a shortoverhead handle ishowever .used in. connection with said abrasive papers andcloths'as'illustrated in Figures '7, 8 and 9.

AttentiQn/is called to the fact that while wire prongs, wire clam s andlevers are mentioned clamps or levers 21 by taking hold of the loop-23and pulling upward, the tension springs will then slide to the top ofthe bend 30 and the said wire clamp will then stay open by itself; now aflat pad of fine steel wool prepared for the purpose may be insertedover the flange of the perforated tray 22 so that it covers the entireunderside of said tray, then with a slight downward'push on the clamp orlever 2'! said clamp-will pull down by the pull of the tension springs3| and 3| and clamp the steel wool in place. The wire clamp or lever onthe opposite side of the tray is then pulled open in the-same manner asthe first clamp as above described and the steel wool pad is stretchedevenly across the underside of said tray and over the'flange of thetray. Thesecond wire clamp or lever isth'en pushed down and the steelwool is thus clamped down on both sides of the perforated tray and formsa flat and even layer of steel wool beneath said tray.

It will be noted that the opening of the wire levers also called clampscan also be done by sliding wire clamp 35 at the base of the handleforward so that the protruding pin 36 goes into one of the loops 29 and29 and with slight pressure on the tray or handlethe said wire leverwill open with ease.

In order to use the steel WOOlWlthin-thG holder for cleaning, a certainamount of soap and water is applied to the floor and the holder is usedin the manner of a long handle scrubbing brush, as a part of the floorhas been clean, a mop is used to take up the surplus water and soap, thesaid mop should be wrenched out in clean warm water between each moppingso that when the floor is dry it will look like new.

The above way of cleaning such floors as linoleum, rubber and asphalttile is the very best way and will not cause any harm whatsoever to thesurface of said floors. It will loosen old groundin dirt and old waxwhich is almost impossible to remove by other means.

When the floor is clean and dry a waxing cloth prepared for the purposeis inserted into the holder in the same manner as the steel woolpreviously described. A liquid wax is the poured, into the perforatedtray 22 and in turn the wax will seep through the small perforationholes of the tray and saturate the cloth. The waxing of the floor isthus done by holding the handle and with even strokes rubbing the waxingcloth over the floor back and forth until the entire surface has beencovered. A floor waxed in this manner will have an even gloss when it isdry and will look much better than it does after a waxing when the waxis poured directly on the floor which often forms puddles and becomesuneven in drying.

throughout this-specification, other suitable materials may be used withequal satisfactory results. Attention is also called to the fact thatwhilea receptacle in the form of a perforated t ay i very hand o x a drg l ui waxinto such'perforated tray, it is not necessary when theholderis used for abrasive papers and the like, and therefore the holdermay be manufacturedwith or without the perforation holes in the tray,aswell'as with flanged-up edges at the two ends only'and without suchflanged-up edges at the two sides of said tray. Attention is also calledtothe' fact'that the unit may be made larger'or smaller as to the publicneeds and demand.

i g hus d sc ibed the nvention. what is claimedas-newisz 1'. A surfacingdevice comprising a flat base, end walls extending'a bove said base, apair of, spring pressed'wireclarnpin'g members pivoted at their ends insaid walls, a handle pivotally supported r m said wal s said membe s oed w t a loop intermediate thelength thereof, and means slidably carriedby said handle engageable in said loops for raising, said membersagainst the spring tension.

2. A surfacing device comprising a fiat base, end walls extending abovesaid base, a pair of longitudinally disposed spring pressed clampingmembers pivoted at their ends in said end walls, a handle pivoted at itslower end in said walls, a looped knob intermediate the length of said mmb rs andcarried thereby, a amon s1idable on said handle for engagementwith said knob for raising said members against the tension thereof.

3. A surfacing device comprising a flat base tra a pairo upstandin dwalls on s d a a pair of parallel; longitudinally disposed wire clampingmembers pivoted at their end in said end wallshea'ch of said membersformed with in, wardly extending loops near each end thereof, spr ngsengaging between said members in said loops, said members formed withlooped. knobs in-. termediate the length thereof for raising said mbersa ainst pri g t nsion and a handle secured to the end Walls of said trayintermediate the length thereof.

A surfacing de ice c mpr s ng a flat as a pa r of sprin -pressedc mmbers said base, a handle ivotally mounted on said base, apertured'lifting knobs on said clamping members, and means slidable on saidhandleleng seab e in s id ifting kn s. f r raisin said mbers a ins thpring e s n- 5. A surfacing device comprising a flat base. a pa r o prin-press cla ing me e s on said base, a'handle pivotally mounted on saidbase, a looped knob intermediate the length of said members, and aprong, slidable on said handle for engagement with said knob for raisingsaid members against the tension thereof.

6. A surfacing device comprising a fiat base, a pair of spring-pressedclamping members on said base, inwardly extending rearwardly openingloops at each end of said members, the upper end of each loop engagingsaid base as a pivot point for pivotally mounting said members thereon,spring means engaging between corresponding loops of said memberswhereby said members wili be urged downwardly when said loops are belowsaid pivot point and said members will be urged upwardly when said loopsare above said pivot point.

OSCAR OTTOSON.

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